Modeling carbonate microfacies in the context of high-frequency dynamic relative sea-level and environmental changes

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 947-961

  Spence, Guy H ^a   Tucker, Maurice E ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; CRETACEOUS; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 0032733707     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D4268AC7-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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